Saint Paternus of Avranches

Also known as

• Foix
• Pair
• Patier

Memorial

• 16 April
• 23 September on some calendars

Profile

Monk at Ansion, France. Hermit near Coutances, France. Bishop of Avranches, France.

Born

• Poitiers, France

Died

• c.568 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Paternus of Avranches“. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 April 2013. Web. 26 May 2013. <>